1.) Just recently a friend of mine asked me who Doug Glanville was on my LinkedIn page. In response I said “the former center fielder for the Cubs, remember?” Criketts…

“System engineer, New York Times columnist, the guy who went 293 consecutive games without a fielding error…hit the game-winning triple against Florida in the 2003 NLCS for the Cubs.” Nothing.

Well, I haven’t forgotten Glanville. Never will, either. He’s one of my all-time favorite Cubs. But for those who don’t remember Glanville, here’s a terrific article courtesy the Chicago Magazine.

2.) Tribune reporter Phil Rogers believes the Reds are the team to beat in the NL Central. “the Cincinnati Reds are clearly the best team that nobody is talking about. To say they are looking impressive is an understatement. They might win the NL Central by 10 games.”

A 10-game cushion? That’s twice the wins they won the division by last year, which was five games over St. Louis. I’m not saying it won’t happen. Baker’s bunch is my favorite, too. But I don’t see the Reds as heads and shoulders above the rest of the division. We’ll see.

3.) With Greg Anderson (Barry Bonds’ former trainer) staying quite, and doing so at the ultimate price–prison, Bonds will, I suspect, steer clear of the four charges of lying to a grand jury and one count of obstruction for testifying in 2003 that he never knowingly used performance-enhancing drugs.

Hey BC, baseball in march? We at going to the Reds Sat. night game…With temps in the mid 30’s by game time.
Tough opening loss for the Reds?…They pulled it out in the 9th!
Milwaukee will be a contender this season with the Reds. The Brew Crews bats were solid last season, and this year they added some pitching to go with it.

Wow! The last I looked the Reds were down 6-3 after eight.
The ghost of Joe Randa, I tell you! Awesome finish.
Yeah, I think the Reds are right there to the end.
My concern with Milwaukee is their depth, specifically the bullpen.
And the Cubs? They have some real talent, too.